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Distribution and determinants

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Epidemiology

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Agent, host, and environment

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Epidemiologic triangle

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Infectious microorganism

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Agent

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affect the agent

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Environment

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Refers to human

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host

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Infectious diseases

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Incubation period

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Chronic diseas

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Latency period

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Ranges from mild to severe

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Spectrum of the disease

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Exposed person who become infected

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Infectivity

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Infected individuals

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Pathogenicity

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clinically apparent cases

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Virulence

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Person who are infectious

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Carriers

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Incubation period

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Incubatory carrier

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Convalescence

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Convalescent carrier

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Completely recovered

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Active carrier

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Carry the pathogen without having the disease

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Passive carrier

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Animals to human

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Zoonosis

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Domestic pet

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Direct contact

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Contaminated hides, fur, and feathers

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Inhalation

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Contaminated food

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Ingestion

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Insect vectors

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Injection of pathogen

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Inanimate reservoir

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Nonliving
For E.g Air, soil, and food

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Contaminated materials

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Fomites

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Contaminated by the dust

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Air

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Skin to skin

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Direct contact

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Produced by Sneezing, coughing, and talking

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Droplet spread

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Air particles

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Indirect transmission

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Nuclei suspended air

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Airborne transmission

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Soil by the wind

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Airborne dust

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5 micron in size

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Droplet nuclei

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Food, water, and biological product (blood)

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vehicles

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Mosquitos, fleas, and ticks

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Vectors

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Level of disease

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Endemic

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Infrequently and irregulary

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Sporadic

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Constant presence

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Endemic

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High level of disease

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Hyperendemic

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Refers to an increase, sudden

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Epidemic

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Same definition of epidemic

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Outbreak

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Aggregation of cases

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Cluster

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Affecting large number of people

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Pandemic

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Epidemic Phases

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Introduction or emergence, Localized transmission, amplification, reduced transmission immunity

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Gossip, rumors, unreliable information

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Infodemic

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Three main strands

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Talk, listen, and manage rumors

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Relay information

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Talk

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access and understand

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Listen

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False rumors and misinfomation

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Manage rumors